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Originally Posted by bugeater
Well I assure you, isn't the norm and doesn't need to. Most online retailers get it right. Probably because those that don't, go out of business. I think they get away with it in astronomy because it's such a small market and most of the Australian retailers seem to behave the same way or worse.
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My experience has been the opposite, many traders who show items in stock do not actually hold stock but order it in from an Australian warehouse. Even OPT and Telescope Express have contacted me subsequent to an online order to advise that items were not actually in stock.
I prefer to remove any doubt by personal contact with the seller, especially in a fringe activity like astronomy where the proprietors often work with few staff and haven't the time to continually update websites.
This has the added benefit of establishing 'good will' with a trader. For example, my many communications with Claude at AEC have resulted in him often sending me new items (Tak scopes, eyepieces etc) before any payment by me.
